Ancient Dogon Tellem Shrine fetish Ex Leonard Kahan

A very rare ancient Pre-Dogon peoples shrine idol with a heavily encrusted surface of offerings. The Tellem were the mysterious ethnic group who inhabited the Bandiagara Escarpment in Mali between the

A very fine and rare Dogon or Tellem peoples Bronze shrine figure from Mali, West Africa. The tellum cultures dates to pre 16th century. A stylized anthropomorphic figure with hands slightly raised to

A very fine and rare old senufo Shrine figure in the form of a horse. Senufo peoples,West Africa. The Size is 10 inches long x 8.5 inches tall. Provenance: Ex McConnell Coll, VA; Ex Kahan Gallery, NY

A Finely carved wooden magic idol with a wonderfully stylized form and well handled surface patina. Basongye peoples, Congo/ DRC, central Africa. The figure measures 7 inches tall. Provenance: Ex. McC

A hand forged iron shrine idol with stylized human form and a well weathered surface. Bamana peoples, Mali, West Africa. The Idol has been mounted to a simple wooden base and measures 9.5 inches. Prov

A carved wooden idol known as a "Butti" which was thought to have been used for healing and personal empowerment. Teke peoples, DRC / Congo, Africa. The idol measures 10.25 inches tall ( 11.5 in displ

A Bold carved wooden Idol in a wonderfully exaggerated form, weathered surface and overall signs of field use and wear. Tchamba peoples, Togo, West Africa. The Sculpture measures 21 inches tall on its

A finely carved wooden personal charm figure with incised designs around the eyes and a well handled surface patina. Songye peoples, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. Measures 11.75 inches tall. Provenance:

A carved wooden effigy of a Spirit accented with kaolin clay pigments and featuring a highly stylized human form. Lega peoples, DRC/ Congo, Africa. The Figure has a well handled surface patina and mea

A very rare fragmented Stone Idol shown with shackles suggesting the image of a slave or captured enemy. Stone carvings such as this figure known as a "Nomoli", have been found in excavations of south

A very rare and quite old carved wooden effigy with undeniable well handled and worn surface, a golden honey colored patina and obvious erosion and weathered. Bakongo peoples, Congo, central Africa. T

A lot of two old bronze bracelets, one Lobi, with stylized decorative elements and cast in two parts, typically locked together on the wearer with metal pins ( now missing) and a wonderfully stylized

Exceedingly rare African relic created by an unknown culture in Ancient Sierra leone / Liberia West Africa, dating to before the 16th century. This "Nomoli" idol has classic form and shows great age a

A carved wooden diviners tool used in ceremonial divination practices as a sort of "friction" fetish. Songye peoples, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. The figure measures 8.5 x 4 inches. Provenance: Ex McC

A Fine carved wooden sculpture with highly stylized facial features and a undeniable well handled surface patina. Luba / Kalanga peoples, DRC/ Congo, Africa. Provenance: Ex Leonard Kahan Gallery, NY,

This is a very rare ancient wooden sculpture of an ancestor from the Dogon peoples of Mali, West Africa. Such idols were often placed on shrines that were in the cliffs above the Dogon villages along

A large and heavily embellished wooden female effigy with a large medicine bottle adhered to the front and two crocodile carvings attached to her form with red cloth, animal horns filled with magic in

A fine and old Teke or Tsaye disk mask, Teke or Tsaye ; Republic of Congo (Brazzaville), central Africa.A old carved wooden mask of classical form, conceived as a flat disk with shallow geometric carv

A carved wooden ceremonial mask with 3 faces and accented with kaolin clay pigments, and adorned with raffia grass. Lengola peoples, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. The mask measures 11.5 x 8.5 inches. Pr

A carved wooden dance mask with precise linear designs and overall classic form, with highly stylized mouth and eyes. The mask has a woven grass headdress / netting still attached and remains of hair

A Fine and rare Bena Lulua mask with ornate incised designs, kaolin clay painted face and a nose ring. Bena Lulua peoples, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. Provenance: Leonard Kahan Gallery, NY; Ex. McConn

A Very Rare and desirable Bena Lulua face mask, Ex. Leonard Kahan Gallery, NY, Ny and also Ex~ McConnell Collection, VA and CA.This is a beautiful and rare initiation mask with intricate painted desig

A Highly stylized dance mask with exaggerated facial features accented with indigo and red pigments and decorated with fiber basketry headdress for wearing. Remains of red and blue pigment can be seen

A very unusual carved wooden mask with thick encrusted surface, raised geometric forms on the forehead and overall stylized features. Eastern Bamana peoples, near the Bobo of Burkina Faso, West Africa